Patents by Inventor Stephen Dyer
Stephen Dyer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9133683Abstract: Systems and methods use enhanced flow control devices that can be selectively closed completely or have its effective flow area reduced to restrict production (or injection) by use of a chemical trigger mechanism. In addition, some of the systems deploy specific targeted chemical tracers, dissolvable in the unwanted production fluid (e.g., water or gas). These chemical tracers once dissolved will enter the production stream and be identified at the surface. An appropriate chemical trigger can be placed, for example, by pumping down through the tubing and utilizing intelligent completion valve to place the chemical, or by spotting with coiled tubing and bullhead to the formation. The chemical trigger will only trigger the active chemical in the appropriate flow control device.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Stephen Dyer, Athar Ali, Frank F. Chang, Xiangdong Qiu, Kuo-Chiang Chen
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Patent number: 9010421Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing produced fluids in a mature water flood (or EOR scheme) and determining whether the introduction of an EOR agent, such as a chemical or a gas additive, or some other alteration in treatment, is enhancing the recovery of hydrocarbon from parts of the reservoir otherwise untouched by injected fluids. The monitoring can be used to identify subtle changes in the produced fluid caused by their flow through different pore structures. In a carbonate formation for example, ions and salts from the rock fabric are dissolved into the reservoir fluids, whether they are water or oil. These can be detected by various fluid analysis and particularly water analysis methods. The changes in reservoir fluid paths associated with the injection of an EOR agent are detected in the observation well.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Mikhail Stukan, Stephen Dyer
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Publication number: 20150075272Abstract: A system is described for evaluating coagulation of particles in a downhole fluid-particle mixture based on dielectric measurements. An example downhole treatment is one in which flocs are used to plug a high-permeability subterranean formation zone as part of a stimulation procedure. An injection tube is positioned within the wellbore to the high-permeability zone. An instrumented section of tubing includes one or more dielectric probes that are positioned and configured to make dielectric measurements of the particle-fluid mixture flowing in the tubing or in the annulus. The downhole dielectric measurements are used to indicate whether or not the particle-fluid mixture has the desired structural properties. An operator on the surface can make adjustments in real-time according to the received dielectric measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: MUSTAPHA ABBAD, KHALED HADJ-SASSI, STEPHEN DYER
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Patent number: 8960313Abstract: A packer deployed well wall monitoring or transceiver assembly. The assembly may be particularly suited for use with swellable packers wherein the sensor or transceiver is delivered in a manner that substantially avoids damage thereto. Furthermore, the pre-deployment configuration of the assembly may enhance the deployment and reliability of the sensor in terms of formation monitoring over time. The deployment of the packer provides the energy required for the sensor or transceiver to contact the well wall. The packer elastomeric material provides or can be enhanced to provide isolation of the sensor or transceivers from extraneous borehole disturbances improving their signal to noise characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Stephen Dyer, Muhammad Shafiq, Michael Allen, Nitin Y. Vaidya
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Publication number: 20130333882Abstract: Systems and methods are described for analyzing produced fluids in a mature water flood (or EOR scheme) and determining whether the introduction of an EOR agent, such as a chemical or a gas additive, or some other alteration in treatment, is enhancing the recovery of hydrocarbon from parts of the reservoir otherwise untouched by injected fluids. The monitoring can be used to identify subtle changes in the produced fluid caused by their flow through different pore structures. In a carbonate formation for example, ions and salts from the rock fabric are dissolved into the reservoir fluids, whether they are water or oil. These can be detected by various fluid analysis and particularly water analysis methods. The changes in reservoir fluid paths associated with the injection of an EOR agent are detected in the observation well.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: MIKHAIL STUKAN, STEPHEN DYER
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Publication number: 20130192851Abstract: A system or method includes providing coupler portions along a structure. The coupler portions are communicatively engageable with equipment in the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: John Algeroy, Benoit Deville, Stephen Dyer, Dinesh Patel
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Publication number: 20130081807Abstract: First equipment is provided in a first lateral branch of a well, and second equipment in a second lateral branch of the well. Cross-lateral logging is performed using the first and second equipment in the corresponding first and second lateral branches.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen Dyer, John Algeroy, Marian Faur, Omer Gurpinar
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Publication number: 20130020088Abstract: Systems and methods using enhanced flow control devices are described. The flow control devices can be selectively closed completely or have its effective flow area reduced to restrict production (or injection) by use of a chemical trigger mechanism. In addition, some of the systems described herein deploy specific targeted chemical tracers, dissolvable in the unwanted production fluid (e.g. water or gas). These chemical tracers once dissolved will enter the production stream and be identified at the surface. The identification will determine which segment of the completion is producing the unwanted fluid. According to some embodiments, an appropriate chemical trigger is placed, for example, by pumping down through the tubing and utilizing intelligent completion valve to place the chemical, or by spotting with coiled tubing and bullhead to the formation, or by other methods of chemical placement. The chemical trigger will only trigger the active chemical in the appropriate flow control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Stephen Dyer, Athar Ali, Frank F. Chang, Xiangdon Qiu, Kuo-Chiang Chen
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Patent number: 8230731Abstract: A technique facilitates detection of water incursion in a hydrocarbon well. Well equipment is positioned in a wellbore with one or more downhole components or regions comprising a tracer material. The tracer material is released in the presence of water to indicate incursion of water at a specific location along the wellbore. A sensor system is employed to detect the released tracer material.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Stephen Dyer, Carlos Abad, Bruno Drochon
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Publication number: 20120175135Abstract: A packer deployed well wall monitoring or transceiver assembly. The assembly may be particularly suited for use with swellable packers wherein the sensor or transceiver is delivered in a manner that substantially avoids damage thereto. Furthermore, the pre-deployment configuration of the assembly may enhance the deployment and reliability of the sensor in terms of formation monitoring over time. The deployment of the packer provides the energy required for the sensor or transceiver to contact the well wall. The packer elastomeric material provides or can be enhanced to provide isolation of the sensor or transceivers from extraneous borehole disturbances improving their signal to noise characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen Dyer, Muhammad Shafiq, Michael Allen, Nitin Y. Vaidya
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Publication number: 20110239754Abstract: A technique facilitates detection of water incursion in a hydrocarbon well. Well equipment is positioned in a wellbore with one or more downhole components or regions comprising a tracer material. The tracer material is released in the presence of water to indicate incursion of water at a specific location along the wellbore. A sensor system is employed to detect the released tracer material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen Dyer, Carlos Abad, Bruno Drochon
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Patent number: 7896079Abstract: A technique facilitates a water flood, e.g. dump flood, operation. A standard electric submersible pumping system is deployed in a wellbore to draw water from an aquifer or water source zone along the wellbore. A shroud and a crossover port are used in combination with the submersible pumping system to redirect pumped water downwardly along an isolated flow path. The downward flow of pumped water is directed along the wellbore and injected into a desired, injection zone to facilitate recovery of oil or to perform other types of water flood operations.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Stephen Dyer, Donald W. Ross, Dean Ellison, Brian Scott, Dinesh R. Patel
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Publication number: 20090211755Abstract: A technique facilitates a water flood, e.g. dump flood, operation. A standard electric submersible pumping system is deployed in a wellbore to draw water from an aquifer or water source zone along the wellbore. A shroud and a crossover port are used in combination with the submersible pumping system to redirect pumped water downwardly along an isolated flow path. The downward flow of pumped water is directed along the wellbore and injected into a desired, injection zone to facilitate recovery of oil or to perform other types of water flood operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2008Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen Dyer, Donald W. Ross, Dean Ellison, Brian Scott, Dinesh R. Patel
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Publication number: 20070062278Abstract: A balanced rotating assembly with a spindle automatically provides balancer limits, which achieves a balancing state while substantially minimizing short term vibration increases and which provides for multi-plane balancer dithering.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Stephen Dyer
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Publication number: 20050160811Abstract: A balancer assembly 10 which automatically provides balancer limits, which achieves a balancing state while substantially minimizing short term vibration increases and which provides for multi-plane balancer dithering.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2005Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventor: Stephen Dyer
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Patent number: 6234114Abstract: An improved nesting pad for use in poultry houses with bays for egg laying poultry utilizing an extension portion to extend over an associated egg gathering conveyor to maintain the vertical relation between the pad and the conveyor such that the conveyor is below the pad, thereby assuring that eggs and debris will pass from the nesting pad onto the conveyor rather than under the conveyor. The pad and extension may be unitary or may be formed separately and cooperatively inserted into the bays.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Inventor: Stephen Dyer